Doll&#39;s head and eyes therefor



I S. MARCUS.

DOLL'S HEAD AND EYES THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR- I5, I920.

Pawnwd Apr. 5, 192K.

Jkwuzz Waamr @513 1w elbtomwq unit SAMUEL MARCUS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO F. & M. NOVELTY 00.,

INQ, OF NEW YORK, N. .Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK. I

' DOLLS H AND EYES THEREFOR.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL Marcus, a citizen of the United .States, and a resi dent of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dolls Heads and Eyes Therefor, of which the following is a specification.

The invention pertains to improvements in the manufacture of the heads of dolls and also in the manufacture of artificial eyes for such heads, and'the invention consists in the novel features hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims. Considerable diiiiculty is met with in the proper securing of eyes in the heads of dolls and in the correct adjustment of such eyes to the eye-sockets in such heads, a part of the difficulty arising from the fact that the dolls heads, in respect of the eye-sockets, vary owing to the manner of manufacturing the heads and the material of which the heads are formed.

In accordance'with my invention I provide a pair of eyes which are adjustable and support these eyes from a hanger secured within the head of the doll above the eyes, and in order to provide for the proper location, inclination and positioning of the hanger and eyes I construct the inner forehead of the dollshead with a special seat adapted to receii a said hanger and against which the hanger is secured by shellac or other cementitious material.

A further purpose of my invention isto furnish suitable means whereby glass eyes may be properly adjustedto and supported within the heads of dolls.

The invention and satisfactory means for carrying the same into effect will be fully understood from the detailed description hereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsyin which:

Figure 1 is a vertical section through the face of'a doll and eye mechanism embodying the. essential features of my invention,

the section through the eye mechanism be.

ing taken on the dotted line -*1---1 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of an eye-setembodying my invention, the same being shown on a larger scale than that of Fig.

' 1 and as detached from-the inner surface of the dolls head; v

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through a por- Specification of Letters Patent. PaftQntQd Apr, 5, 1921, Application filed. April 1%, 1920 Serial No. 374,258.

tion of the same, taken on the dotted line 3-23 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section through the same, partly broken away, taken on the dotted line 14 of Fig. 3; v

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section through a portion of the same, taken on the dotted line 55 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a detached perspective view of a portion of the mechanism for securing one eye of the set to a bridge piece, a similar device being em loyed for securing the other eye to the bri ge piece;

I Fig. 7 is a transverse section corresponding with Fig. 4 illustrating a modified means for securing the eye to the end of a bridge piece, the section beingtaken on the dotted same, taken on the dotted line 1010 of Fig. 9;

Fig. ll'is a vertical section through the same, taken on the dotted line 11--11 of Fig. 9;

Fig. 12is a detached perspective view of a portion of the securing means illustrated in Figs. 9, 10 and 11, and 1 Fi 13 is a horizontal section through a portion of the forehead of the doll, taken on the dotted line 1313 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings, 15 indicates the face portion of the head .of a doll, and 16, 17, respectively, .denote the right eye and left eye for'the doll. The eyes 16, 17 are of substantially corresponding construction and are mounted on a bridge-piece 18 which is suspended at the lower end of a plate or hanger 19 and supports a rod 20 on whose lower end is secured the customary weight" .21. At the inner surface of the forehead of the dolls face 15 is formed a downwardly and inwardly inclined seat 22 at whose opposite edges are flanges 23. The seat 22. constitutes the only novel feature of the face of the doll, and this feature being-located at the middle of the inner surface of the forehead of theface and between the vertical planes of the eye-sockets of said face is one of great importance in enabling a workman to properly position the eye-set. The hanger 19 is a substantially flat plate, especially in its upper portions, and is secured by shellac or other suitable substance 24:

against the seat 22 and between the flanges 23, said seal 22 compelling the hanger or plate 19 to take a downwardly and inwardly inclined position and the lower end of said plate7being between the sockets for the eyes 16., 1

The eyes 16, 17 are alike and each consists of a globular shell, preferably of glass, bearing at the front thereof a representatlon of the iris of the eye, and at the rear side thereof a broken neck 25, which is incidental to the manufacture of the eye and performs no function so far as the present invention is concerned except that it afiords a convenient handle by which the eye may be held between the fingers during the adjustment of the eye angularly with respect to the securing means therefor hereinafter described.

The hanger 19 will preferably be formed of sheet metal, and in its upper portion it has an opening 26, below which the hanger is formed with a loop 27 to clampthe legs 'of a bent spring28 whose upper portion is within the outline of the opening 26, while the legs of the spring bear against the bridge piece 18 in a direction to yieldingly press the eyes 16, 17 a ainst the sockets in the face of the doll. he spring 28 is of considerable importance and need not be referred to in further detail at this place, since said spring is illustrated in Letters Patent No. 1,331,272 granted to me on February 17,

1920. The lower opposite side edges of the hanger 19 are flanged forwardly, as at 29,

and on said flanges are forwardly projecting ears 30 containing elongated slots 31 through which the bridge-piece 18 passes and which, while said ears 30 serve to support the bridge-piece, permit said bridge-piece to have movement toward and from the face of the doll under the control of the spring 28. The slots 31 are also shown in the aforesaid Letters Patent dated February 17 1920.

The bridge-piece 18 may be formed from a rod of wire, and from the central portion of this bridge-pieceI suspend the rod 20 and weight 21, there preferably being a rigid connection between the bridge-piece and said rod and weight, so that the weight may be depended on to turnthe eyes 16, 17 in accordance with the inclination which may be given to the head of the doll, when dee sire With reference to the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, the eyes are secured to the ends of the bridge-piece by means of thin metallic bands 32 and sleeves 33, said sleeves being ri id with the bands 32 and receiving the en s of the bridge-piece 18, as

shown In Fig. 4. The bands 32 extend.

around or encompass the eyes 16, 17 and are concave on their inner faces to snugly engage said eyes. The bands 32 are preferably -1n one integral strip, and at one end of the strip is formed a slot 34 to receive a tongue 35 formed on the other end of the strip. In applying the band to an eye, the band is bent around the eye and the tongue 35 inserted through-the slot 3 1 and after the band has universal joint connection between the eye and its securing mieans, and this is an important feature, because it is of the highest consequence that the eye be correctly positioned with respect to the face of the doll regardless of irregularities that might be present in the head of the doll. The sleeves 33 are rigid with the bands 32 and these sleeves'while snugly fitting upon ,the ends of the bridge-piece 18 are also capable of angular movement thereon, and this likewise permits of a further adjustment of the eye after it has been secured within the band 32. The sleeves 33 are slidable on the ends of the bridge-piece 18 and in consequence thereof the eyes may be adjusted toward and from each other at will to meet such {conditions as may exist with respect to the face of the doll. After the eyes have been properly spaced apart it is important that this spacing should be maintained, and as one means for securing the eyes both in their angular adjustments and in their spacing apart adjlustments, I provide a stay-strip 36 which as a central aperture 37 so as to be strung on the weight rod 20 and finger portions 38 to extend through loops 39 slit in and 'pressed downwardly from the bands 32.

The eyes may be adjusted toward and from each other on the bridge-piece 18 and strip 36, and thereafter said eyes may be rigidly therefore the strip or the bar 36 when actu-- ated by the movement of the rod 20 may, by acting through the bands 32, turn the eyes 16, 17 angularly, said eyes, bands 32, sleeves 33 and strip or bar 36 turning inunison.

The construction shown in Figs. 1 to 6 necessity for drilling or otherwise breaking twisted together, as shown, for the purpose through the material of the eye-shells, and said construction is of great importance in that it permits of a very wide range of adjustment of the eyes so as to adapt the eyeset, meanin thereby all of the mechanism shown in Fig. 2 to the heads of dolls varying in details or irre ularities of construction. The downwardly and inwardly inclined seat is important in properly posiv tioning the eye-set with respect to the inner surface of the dolls head and said seat not only facilitates the application of the eye-set to the head of the doll, but prevents a workman, under ordinary conditions, from misplacing the eye-set when introducing the same to the head of the doll. The flanges 23 at the edges of the seat 22 snugly receive the edges of the hanger 19 and thus serve to compel or at least facilitate the securing of the hanger in proper vertical position, as distinguished frornbeing inclined to one side or the other within the dolls head.

In Fi s. 7 and 8 1 illustrate a modification of the invention and particularly in the matter of securing encompassing bands to the fragile eye-shells. In Figs. 7 and 8 T number the eye-shell 40, the securing band 41, the bridge-piece 42 and the sleeve receiving the end of the bridge-piece, as 43, said sleeve being rigid with the band 41, and the shell 40 being the same as the shell 16 shown in F ig. 2. The band 41 does not extend completely around the shell 40, but is of metal and concaved. on its inner surface and closely engages the shell 40; The

ends of the band 41 are apertured and drawn tightly aroundthe shell 40 by means of a piece of wire 44 which is passed through the-ends of the band and then has its ends of drawing the band closely around the shell 40. The band 41 permits of the adjustment of the eye-shell the same as 1 have described with respect to Fig. 2. The sleeve 43 and bridge 42 correspond with the sleeve 33 andbridge 18 of Fig. 4 and will require no special description. The securing band or strip 41 has a loop 45 formed therefrom to receive the end of a connecting and securing. strip or bar 46, and the loop 45 and bar 46 correspond exactly with theloop 39 and bar36 shown in Fi s. 1 to 6 inclusive. The modification presented in Figs. 7 and 8 therefore reside mainly in the means provided for tightening the securing band around the fragile eye 40, the wire 44 being a substitute for the slot 34 and tongue 35 shown in Fig. 6..

In Figs. 9-to 12 inclusive, which show a further modification of the invention, 47

designates the hollow eye-shell, 48 the securing band,.and 49 the bridge piece, said bridge pi ce corresponding with the bridge piece 18 of Figs. 2 and 4. The band 48 is .of thin sheet metal and is concaved on its inner face to snugly engage and encompass the shell 47, and the ends of said band at the inner side of the shell are bent laterally to form fingers 50, 51, as shown in Fig. 12. The band 48 forms in effect a split ring having at the ends of the strip forming the band, the fingers 50, '51 which are utilized by being squeezed toward each other for tightening the band around the .shell 47:

"The fingers 50, 51 in the present instance upper surface of the bridge-piece 49, as will he understood on reference to Figs. 10 and 11.

The construction shown in Figs. 9 to 12 inclusive is one permitting of all of the adjustments of the eye-shells hereinbefore described with respect to Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, but since the shells become capable of being fixedly secured in their adjustments on the ends of the bridge-piece by means of the screw 53, it is not necessary in the construction presented in Figs. 9 to 12 inclusive to make use of the auxiliary strip or bar 36 shown in Fig. 5, although said strip or bar 36 may be made use of in the construction shown in Figs. 9 to 12 inclusive, if desired, for the .purpose of facilitating the action ofthe rod 20 in turning the eyes in accordance with the inclination given to the doll. In the construction shown in Figs. 1 to t inclusive, the screws 53 shown in Figs. 10 and 11 may be made use of if desired, and in that event the strip or bar 36 of Fig. 2 may be omitted. I prefer, however, to employthe strip or bar 36 in the construction shown in Fig. 2 so as to avoid the employment of the screws 53 shown in Figs. 10 and 11. If the sleeves 33, shown in Figs. 2 and 4, are made to tightly fit ;upon the ends of the bridge-piece 18, then neither the screws 53, northe strip or bar 36 need be employed, but in that event somewhat more difficulty would be experienced 1 ing of the eyes may be accomplished therefrom in lieu of through the bridge-piece, and when the strip or bar 36 is made use of and connected with the rod 20 so as to efiect the turning or rolling action of the eyes,"it is not necessary that theupper end of the rod 20 should-be rigidly fastened to the bridge-piece, but even in such construction I prefer to secure the upper end of the rod to the bridge-piece so that said rod may act through both the strip or bar 36 and the bridge-piece in rolling the eyes, the ends of the bridge-piece then turning with the sleeves 33, during the rolling of the eyes, instead of said sleeves turning on the ends of said bridge-piece.

What I claim as m invention and desire to secure by Letters atent, is:

1. An eye-set'for dolls and the like comprising a pair of globular eye-shells bearing the representation of the iris, means connecting said shells comprising metallicbands encompassing the shells'and adapted to be closely secured thereto, means for preserving the alinement of said bands on the shells,

and means for eflectingthe rolling of the eyes on the movement of the doll.

2. An eye-set for dolls and the like comprising a pair of globular eye-shells bearing the representation pf the iris, a bridge extending between said shells, bands encompassin the shells and adapted to be closely secure thereto and engaged with said bridge, means for securing the eyes within the head of the doll and means for-effecting the rolling of the eyeson the movement of the doll. c 3. An eye-set for dolls and the like comprising a pair of globular eye-shells bearing the representatlon of the iris, a bridge extendinglbetween said shells, bands encom-.

passing t e shells and adaptedto be closely secured thereto and engaged with said bridge, means for securing the eyes within the head of the doll and means for efiecting the rolling of the eyes on the movement of the doll, said bands being concave on their inner surfaces where they engage the eyeshells and having means whereby said bands may be closely drawn around the shells.

4:. An eye-set for dolls and the like comprising a pair of globular eye-shells bearing the representation of the-iris, a bridge extending between said shells, bands enc0mpassin the shells and adapted to be closely secure thereto and engaged with said bridge, means for securing the eyes within the head of the doll and means for efiecting the rolling of the eyes on themovement of the doll, said bands having rigid therewith sleeves engaging and adjustable on said bridge.

5. An eye-set for dolls and the like comprising a pair of globular eye-shells hearing the representation of the iris, a bridge extending between said shells, bands encompassing the shells and adapted to be closely secured thereto and engaged with said bridge, means for securing the eyes within the head of the doll and means for effecting the rolling of the eyes on the movement of the doll, said bands being flexible strips of sheet metal which are concave on their inthe head of the doll and means for efi'ecting' the rolling of the eyeS on the movement of the doll, said bands being flexible strips of sheet-metal concave on their inner surfaces to closely engage the convexity of said shells and having at one end aslot and at the other end a tongue to be entered through said slot and turned backwardly therefrom for tightening the bands on and securing them to said shells.

7. An eye-set for dolls and the like comprising a pair of globular eye-shells bearing the representation of the iris, a bridge extending between said shells, concave bands encompassing the shells and formed of flexible strips adapted'to be closely drawn around said shells, means for engaging said bands with the bridge, means for preserving the al nement of the shells and means for effecting the rolling of the eyes on the movement of the doll.

8. An eye-set for dolls and the like comprising a pair of globular eye-shells bearing the representation of the iris, a bridge extending between said shells, bands encompassing the shells and adapted to be closely secured thereto and engaged with said bridge, a strip connecting said bands,.and means for effecting the rolling of the eyes on the movement of the doll.

9.. An'eye-set for dolls and the like comprising a pair of globular eyesshells bearing v the representation of the iris, a bridge extending between said shells, bands encompassing the shells and adapted to be closely secured thereto and engaged with said bridge, a strip connecting said bands, and means for effecting the rolling of the eyes on the movement of the doll and comprising a weight-rod hanging from said brldge and connected with said strip and having on its lower end a weight.

An eye-set for dolls and the like comprising a pair of globular eye-shells bearing the representation of the iris, a bridge extending between said shells, a hanger suspending said bridge, bands encompassing the shells and adapted to be closely secured thereto and having sleeves which are adjustable on said bridge, a strip connecting said bands, and means for effecting the rolllng of the eyes on the movement of the doll.

An eye-set for dolls and the like comprising a pair'of globular eye-shells bearing the representation of the iris, a bridge extending between said shells, bands encompassing the shells and engaged with said bridge, and means for securing the eyes within the head of the doll, said bands being I concave on their inner surfaces where they engage the eye-shells and having means whereby said bands may be closely drawn around theshells.

12. An eye-set for dolls and the like comprising a pair of globular eye-shells hearing the representation of the iris, a bridge extending between said shells, bands encompassing the shells and adapted to be closely secured thereto and engaged with said vbridge, and-a strip connecting said bands.

13. An eye-set for dolls and the like comprising a pair of globular eyeshells bearing the representation of the iris, a bridge extending between said shells, a hanger suspending said bridge, bands encompassing the shells and adapted to be closely secured thereto and having sleeves which are adjustable on said bridge and a strip connecting said bands.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 14th day of April, A. D. 1920.

- SAMUEL MARCUS, 

